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Seattle, WA, US

Alamosa, Colorado, United States

• Conduct quality audits of subcontractors to ensure tree-planting quality standards are met.
• Manage a team of 2 seasonal employees and 5 interns to collect baseline data and quality control data across 1600 hectares of reforestation projects.
• Safely drive a 4x4 truck on remote dirt roads and navigate off-trail to project areas.
• Design emergency response plans and maps for all project sites in Colorado.

Alamosa, Colorado, United States

• Led 8 interns to systematically monitor 1800 reforested acres of the Spring Creek fire scar to ensure planting quality and gather baseline data for planted conifer seedlings while prioritizing safety and data quality.
• Created opportunities for interns to network with and learn from environmental professionals, including hosting a speaker panel to highlight diverse environmental career paths.

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Planned club events such as speaker panels and led a club fundraiser

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Directed executive team meetings to define club goals and delegate tasks; led membership meetings.
• Recruited subject matter experts (LevelTen Energy, Sustainable Strategies Consulting, Microsoft, Nasdaq).

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Planed and facilitated social events including trivia events, game nights, and mixers to foster connections among club members
• Established a relationship with an environmental club on campus to host joint work parties to remove invasive species

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Developed an interactive visual aid on ArcGIS Pro highlighting Seattle parks with the highest priority for implementing green stormwater infrastructure
• Assessed stormwater drainage potential on site visits around Seattle parks

Shoreline, Washington, United States

• Compiled GIS data to prepare environmental review summaries and screen future WSDOT projects for compliance with section 4F and 6F of NEPA.
• Performed wetland delineations, endangered species habitat assessments, fish exclusion projects, cultural resources surveys, and culvert assessments.

Mount Rainier, Washington

• Collected ecological data (conifer seedling metrics, microclimate data, soil samples) to support a long-term study on shifting regimes of native conifers.
• Self-delegated tasks with research partner to complete assigned weekly data collection goals.
• Navigated with a GPS through difficult and remote terrain to establish new research plots

University Of Washington

• Field research on forest metrics in Eastern and Western Washington for a study on effectivity of management strategies on forest stand health, and on post-fire understory response
• Identified native plants to quantify species percent coverage, completed fuel surveys along transects, recorded tree and stand metrics, and used stem-mapping to create a digital model of an old-growth stand.
• Performed statistical analysis of field data in R studio and synthesized scientific literature for a senior thesis about regeneration and reburn potential after stand-replacing fires.

Snoqualmie Pass

• Provided a fun and safe learning environment for students to improve skiing skills
• Quickly and calmly managed logistical issues that arose at the ski school
• Created engaging lesson plans to teach both groups of children and adults fundamental skiing techniques
• Answered questions at the front desk, helped manage the check-in process, and provided customer service to parents of the ski school children

Seattle

• Designed an experiment to test ideal growth conditions for E. Coli containing various plasmids.
• Planned and led an activity that combined microbiology and art for fourth graders at a local school to spark their interest in microorganisms and science.
• Assisted other researchers by completing lab tasks such as measuring chemicals and preparing agar plates